"This scene is so big!" Cheng Long said with envy as he looked at the crowd of guests.
"Aaron, is this old K so famous in the United States? He, is he really just a basketball player?"
Mei Yanfang is the heroine of the popular movie. The movie is about to premiere in the United States. I came here specially to see this scene and couldn't believe it.
At a glance, she saw more than a dozen big Hollywood stars. When she glanced over, there were a dozen more next to her.
There are also some Americans who look like they have a lot of status. Is this what a Chinese martial arts gym should have when it opens?
Even the Consul General of China in Los Angeles came. In Xiangcheng, Li Jiacheng only has this kind of noodles, right?
"In the United States, sports superstars are so influential."
Cheng Long gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "His status in the United States is no lower than that of Tom Cruise. You see, Tom Cruise is right there."
"..."
Mei Yanfang's mouth suddenly opened wide and could not be closed.
As a star, she naturally knows what level Tom Cruise is in Hollywood. He is a real superstar, with a salary of 20 million US dollars plus share.
Zhou Wenhuai said at this time: "Amei, there should be several reasons for such a big scene today, Lao K's influence is only one of them, and there is also the influence of CAA.
Lao K has indeed great influence in the United States. He is now the most influential Chinese in the United States. Look at how many Chinese chambers of commerce are here today, including all the chambers of commerce you know.
In addition, CAA is the largest agency in Hollywood, and two-thirds of the stars in Hollywood are under it. Their influence is too great. Without CAA, Mr. K would not have such great influence and resources, so they complement each other."
"Aaron, you also signed a CAA this time, so you can also get such resources in the United States?" Mei Yanfang asked enviously.
Cheng Long was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.
Because CAA's contract is very loose, it is not responsible for the artist's promotion and other management business, nor is it responsible for any endorsement and sponsorship resources, it is only responsible for providing performing arts resources.
For people like Wang Tiejun, CAA provides almost all kinds of resources, connections, endorsements, sponsorships, etc., which should be unique in CAA, and even the top stars in Hollywood cannot enjoy it.
The reason for this is that he is different from other CAA artists. He is the first NBA sports star signed by CAA. It is necessary to use him to open up the NBA's brokerage market and build CAA's brand in the NBA and even the entire sports world, so the provided
The scope of services goes far beyond what CAA should provide.
Other artists signed by CAA have their own agents. This agent helps them find endorsements, sponsorships, publicity resources, etc. The same goes for Cheng Long, but Wang Tiejun does not. CAA is responsible for everything.
"Aaron, then you can ask him to guest star in your next new film." Mei Yanfang suddenly said.
"I can't afford it." Cheng Long smiled bitterly.
Zhou Wenhuai also shook his head and said: "Hollywood has Hollywood rules. This is not a city of beauty. If you invite someone to make a guest appearance here, even for a second, you have to pay according to the person's position. You can't lose a penny."
Even if Old K talks to you about favors, CAA won’t talk about favors to you. Asking him to make a cameo in a scene costs at least tens of millions of dollars, and that also includes Old K’s favors.”
"..."
Mei Yanfang stopped talking as soon as she heard this. She really couldn't afford it. The production cost of Hong District was less than 10 million US dollars.
"Brother Cheng, Boss Zhou, Director Tang, I'm sorry for the poor reception. Oh, hello, Miss Mei." At this time, Wang Tiejun and Yu Feihong greeted us.
"Old K, congratulations, your career is getting bigger and bigger." Cheng Long said with sincere envy.
"No, I am just for a group of brothers. Hundreds of people came across the ocean to follow me. They rely on the martial arts gym to make money to support a family and a wife. Now I am also under a lot of pressure." Lao Wang said politely.
"How many hundreds of people are there?" Cheng Long and others asked in surprise.
"More than 200 people have come here now, and the next batch of 200 people will arrive in two days. I will not point to the martial arts school to help me make money in the future, as long as I can support these brothers. Half of my brothers are
The other half of my brothers are also the children of my hometown, so we cannot treat them badly." He nodded.
"That's okay. There are so many brothers around me in the United States. If I have trouble in the United States in the future, I will ask you for help." Cheng Long smiled.
"Okay." Lao Wang smiled.
"Brother Tiejun, someone is kicking the gym." At this time, Liu Changjiang came over in a hurry and said.
"Who?"
Wang Tiejun wasn't surprised either. It's normal for someone to come to a martial arts gym to kick him.
"There are more than twenty people from the Taekwondo gym," Liu Changjiang said coldly.
"Oh, follow the procedure and call the police first." Lao Wang said.
"What?"
Cheng Long and others were startled. If you call the police when someone kicks the gym, can you still do this?
"We've already beaten him. The police will be here soon." Liu Changjiang nodded.
He knew this procedure. When he was in Phoenix, Wang Tiejun taught him what to do if this kind of thing happened. But he didn't encounter this kind of thing in Phoenix. This was the first time he encountered it today.
"good."
Lao Wang praised him and then ordered: "Notify our lawyer to come over."
"Brother Tiejun, we have been notified." Liu Changjiang nodded.
Lao Wang nodded, turned around and explained to Cheng Long and others: "In the United States, we are very strict about the law. It is illegal to go to a gym to have a private fight. We are upper-class people, and K martial arts gym is also the best martial arts gym, serving the elite class.
, Don’t engage in any private fights with those sticks, or you will lose your status. Not just any cat or dog is qualified to kick my house. If you are messing around in the United States, you have to play with the law with these bastards and kill them."
"Let the police arrest people?" Cheng Long asked in a daze.
Lao Wang nodded, turned around and said to Liu Changjiang: "Let the security guards pay attention. Don't let them run in and scare my guests. Don't let them block the door. Get aside first. If those guys dare to mess around,
Just shoot."
"ah?"
Cheng Long and others were dumbfounded. There is security when opening a martial arts gym? Can they also shoot people who kick the gym?
Outside the gate of the martial arts hall, a group of stickmen were crowded in the corridor. They were blocked by a group of tall and big black men. They did not dare to mess around because these were Americans and they were all beautiful dads. How dare they
If you act haphazardly, you will speak in a low voice.
At this time, Liu Changjiang came out and said to the security captain John in not very proficient English: "The curator said that before the police arrive, if they dare to break in, they will shoot directly."
"yes."
Upon hearing this, John nodded quickly, gave the order, and pulled out the pistol stuck under his ribs.
As soon as he drew his gun, a dozen security guards all drew their guns.
"Nono, don't shoot!"
The stickmen were dumbfounded, looking at the black muzzle of the gun, and reflexively squatted down with their heads in their hands.
"Keep them aside so that they don't affect the guests' access," Liu Changjiang said again.
"yes!"
John turned his head and kicked a stick in front of him to the ground, yelling: "Fake oil, damn it, get over there, don't affect our work."
Just like that, a group of stickmen who came to play in the gym were driven into a corner and squatted on the ground.
Soon after, they were taken away by a group of heavily armed police officers, accompanied by lawyers from K-Martial Arts Hall.
"Old K, aren't you afraid of being criticized for not accepting the ban?" Cheng Long asked curiously when he saw a group of sticks being taken away by the police.
"You have to notify me in advance when you kick out the restaurant, right? These bastards didn't notify me in advance and came to kick out the restaurant when I opened. It's obvious that they are here to cause trouble. This time I will let the lawyers keep an eye on them unless they are as clean as white."
Lotus, otherwise they will have to shed a layer of skin." Lao Wang said angrily.
Cheng Long and others were dumbfounded. No one who runs a martial arts gym is so clean. Fights, hurting people, and private fights are inevitable. This time, the sticks hit the iron plate.
After the branch opened, Wang Tiejun continued to work in advertising.
Not only him, Yu Feihong also worked in several commercials with him, because some commercials require female companions, and if there is a suitable one, of course he will give his girlfriend a discount.
In addition to advertising, he also participated in some commercial activities arranged by CAA from time to time and was very busy.
…
On the 26th, the league’s expansion draft begins.
The so-called expansion draft is to allow new teams to join the NBA to complete team building faster. One person can be selected from each team.
Of course, there is a protection list here. Each team can use this list to protect the 8 players on the team who are under contract. Complete free agents are not among them.
This year, two teams will join the NBA at once, and they are two Canadian teams. They are the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies. There are 27 teams in the original. After joining these two teams, the number of teams in the NBA league will be
Reached 29.
In other words, two people from each team will be drafted this time.
The Suns set up a protection list early on, including Wang Tiejun, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson, AC Green, Parson, Perry, Robert Horry, Tisdale and others. The remaining fringe players are not protected.
among the list.
As for Drexler and Danny Manning, they are both completely free agents and no longer belong to the Suns.
As a result, the Raptors selected Tracy Murray, and the Grizzlies selected Antonio Long, two forwards, which caused no loss to the Suns.
…
"Brother Tiejun, the next batch of two hundred people is probably not enough, we need to recruit more people. Also, there is a serious shortage of acupuncturists, at least a hundred acupuncturists are missing. There are not that many people who know acupuncture in my hometown, what should I do, brother Tiejun?
"That day Liu Changjiang called and said.
This time the branch opened, the customers, not including the previous Hollywood stars, were all wealthy people, and almost all of them requested dedicated massage therapists. Only 200 people were prepared this time, so the gap was quite large.
After thinking about it, Lao Wang said: "Then let's adjust it again. There should be a lot of people in my hometown who are good at massage. You can ask your family to increase their age a little. Anyone under forty years old is fine.
As for acupuncturists, there may not be many people in my hometown association, so we can recruit them from all over the country, not to mention one hundred, but ten thousand or ten thousand should be fine."
"Okay, I'll call my uncle." Liu Changjiang said.
"Fight."
…
On the morning of June 27, Wang Tiejun and Yu Feihong flew to New York, along with Ma Jian.
A few days ago, Ma Jian trained with the Suns. Westphal and Colangelo Jr. talked to Wang Tiejun about the training results. They were not optimistic about Ma Jian's future. They thought he had no potential or skills.
Reach the NBA level.
Although there was little hope of being drafted, Lao Wang decided to take him to New York. It didn't cost much anyway.
The draft will be held on the 29th, and he will attend a basketball summer camp on the 28th.
This summer camp is not a summer camp for big brands like Nike and Converse, but a summer camp jointly organized by NBA officials and four teams including the Knicks, Magic, Bulls, and Suns, and is held in New York.
Among the people invited, some are the dozen or so people who are very popular in this year's NBA draft, that is, people with lottery pick prospects, and some are a group of people in the NCAA who have received national attention. The last group is the most popular ones.
The most watched high school student in the United States.
In short, these people may enter the NBA in the next one or two years, and they are all young people with full talents.
The official invited not only him, but also O'Neal, Jordan, and Ewing, the bosses of the four teams.
The summer camp has been going on for a few days and will end tomorrow. He went over to participate in the last day's activities and then take a look at this year's draft.
After arriving in New York, the two first went to the New York branch to have a look.
The New York branch of K-Martial Arts is located on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. It is still being renovated overtime, but the finishing touches are already being completed. Wang Tielong is in charge here and will stay here forever.
"Tiejun, the renovation will be completed tomorrow. That boy from Yangtze River turned over the almanac and said that the fifth day of June is a good day. It is a good day to open for business, which is July 2nd." Wang Tielong said.
"Let's take it on the 2nd. Just after I attended the opening ceremony, I went back to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of the Red Zone. By the way, Brother Tielong, are you having any trouble here?" I remembered the last time Bangzi went there when it opened.
He asked about playing in the gym.
Wang Tielong shook his head and said: "We haven't opened it yet and no one is looking for trouble. If we open it in the future, it will probably be inevitable."
"Let's follow the rules. If there is any trouble, let the security handle it first and then call the police." Lao Wang warned.
"rest assured."
Wang Tielong nodded, with no expression on his face, but he was actually feeling very weird.
There are so many martial arts gyms in Cangzhou. If you encounter someone who wants to kick the gym, you will have a fight. Once you win the fight, you will be released. Who calls the police? The United States is really different. It has very American characteristics.
As for having to hire security to open a martial arts gym, well, this is also an American characteristic.
"Tie Jun, if you don't accept their offer to kick the gym, aren't you worried that those martial arts gyms will gossip about our K martial arts gym? We can completely accept their challenge and don't need to be afraid of them." He asked.
Lao Wang shook his head and said: "The people served by K Martial Arts School are completely different from them. We mainly cater to the upper class. We are high-end and they are low-end. The porcelain does not touch the tiles, so don't pay attention to those miscellaneous things."
Wang Tielong had a different opinion and said: "Tiejun, in fact, we can also vigorously promote martial arts. I think those Taekwondo, Judo, Aikido and so on are promoted well. They are much better than our martial arts and have great influence.
Now that we have this foundation, we can try it."
Lao Wang scratched his head. It was really just an accident that he opened the martial arts gym, and he had no intention of promoting martial arts. But now that Brother Tie Long said this, he felt that it made sense.
The k martial arts gym also has martial arts classes, but they don’t put a lot of effort into promoting them. There is very little publicity, except for the projects.
The two chatted about this issue for a while and didn't decide what to do yet, but they already had this idea.
At 9 o'clock in the morning the next day, Wang Tiejun rushed to Madison Square Garden to participate in the summer camp activities. After arriving, he went to the official office first, where he met Jordan and others.
